He played very well for us this summer,

I know he hurt his knee last year and he had it cleaned out this summer, ... I think there's a small tear in the back, from what the doctors tell me, that we're going to have taken care of (Thursday). They don't think it'll be more than a week, as far as slowing him down, and he'll be back going at it again.

These types of moves are never easy, ... We really appreciate what Clarence did for the organization the past two seasons. This decision was made in order to give us more financial flexibility under the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement.

He can play the one, two or three, and we've talked about the four or five, ... You can find a bunch (of playing time) for a guy who can play like that. He can even rebound. If you're going up against a Josh Howard in the playoffs, you need somebody that's 6-5. He's a perfect fit for us.

He's a perfect fit. He's going to stretch the court for us. He has speed and over the top scoring ability. There are a lot of things that you can talk about a long time with him concerning his ability, talent and athleticism.

I think that anytime you can add another shot blocker to a team it improves your defense and lets you be more aggressive.